Substance use risk profiles and associations with early substance use in adolescence |
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Authors: | Monique Malmberg Geertjan Overbeek Karin Monshouwer Jeroen Lammers Wilma A M Vollebergh Rutger C M E Engels |
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Institution: | (1) Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands;(2) Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands;(3) Trimbos Institute (Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction), Utrecht, The Netherlands;(4) Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | We examined whether anxiety sensitivity, hopelessness, sensation seeking, and impulsivity (i.e., revised version of the Substance
Use Risk Profile Scale) would be related to the lifetime prevalence and age of onset of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use,
and to polydrug use in early adolescence. Baseline data of a broader effectiveness study were used from 3,783 early adolescents
aged 11–15 years. Structural equation models showed that hopelessness and sensation seeking were indicative of ever-used alcohol,
tobacco or cannabis and for the use of more than one substance. Furthermore, individuals with higher levels of hopelessness
had a higher chance of starting to use alcohol or cannabis at an earlier age, but highly anxiety sensitive individuals were
less likely to start using alcohol use at a younger age. Conclusively, early adolescents who report higher levels of hopelessness
and sensation seeking seem to be at higher risk for an early onset of substance use and poly substance use. |
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